London Banter - View Single Post - Southern Metro platform extensions (was TfL grant LOROL 2 year extension)

[email protected] · February 26th 13, 08:35 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article 01ce1205$f45a0600$LocalHost@default, (Michael R
N Dolbear) wrote:

Clive D. W. Feather wrote
Neil Williams wrote:
Because the platforms are being lengthened for *10* carriage trains,
which isn't a multiple of 4. And they're being lengthened to fit 10
carriage trains because they can't squeeze any more in without
*very* expensive work with things like acquiring land, moving roads
and bridges, and demolishing houses.

SDO?

SDO is normally used to allow one set of doors to be off the platform,
not an entire coach at each end.

LDO ?

For some NR services two or more coaches can be right off the
platform.

On SWT, Clapham Junction, New Milton, Hinton Admiral, Ash Vale, Alton
and of course Bentley (Hants) with room for only 4 coaches.

At Shawford with 10-car class 444 trains they stop so that only the first
door of the front coach actually opens. The back unit is well off the
platforms.

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Colin Rosenstiel